WELCOME TO THE WEBSITE OF THE NORSK SKOGKATT SOCIETY

We are a UK club for Norwegian Forest Cats owners and

We are currently revamping our website, please be patient if your updates take longer than usual, Promise it will be worth the wait.

NORSK SKOGKATT SOCIETY

1st Championship Show

31st July 2010

Best In Show Results

Show report & pictures to follow

Reports from previous shows

2009 / 2008 / 2007 / 2006 / 2005 / 2004

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New members are always welcome to join us.
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Our aim is to make everyone feel welcome whether you are a breeder or a pet owner. You will find contact details of all the committee members and you will find that they are always ready to answer any questions you may have and if they do not know the answer they will definitely know someone who can help. We have a newsletter that is sent out at least twice a year and we are always looking for stories about your cats to include in the latest edition - so don't be shy let us hear about them The first Norwegian Forest Cats arrived in England in 1987 so they are a relatively new breed here. They are growing in popularity and once you have owned one you will understand why. As their name implies the first Norwegian Forest Cats were found in Norway. There are numerous fairy stories, which refer to these wonderful cats and how they were devoted companions to Vikings, Gods and various Fairy Folk. So you see they have been around for centuries. They are what is known as semi longhair cats and are large and sturdy. Their coat is unique and consists of a woolly insulated undercoat topped by long glossy guardhairs which provides waterproofing. When in full coat in winter they have impressive ruffs and "shirtfronts". They have triangular heads with a straight profile, they have large ears which have lynx like tips and long hair coming out of them. They also have "snowshoe" paws designed for climbing rocks and walking on snow and ice. They have magnificent tails like a plume and their back legs which are longer than their front ones have "knickerbockers ". All colours are accepted except Chocolate, lilac, cinnamon, fawn and Siamese type patterns. They have marvellous personalities and are such good fun. They are very friendly cats and live very happily with humans and other animals. They are quite happy living indoors and will get their exercise from playing with you or their toys. Apologies though they are very addictive and lots of people are so tempted to have more than one.